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Scathophagidae
The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus '' Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The name probably derives from the yellow dung fly (''Scathophaga stercoraria''), which is one of the most abundant and ubiquitous flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Description For terms, see Morphology of Diptera. The Scathophagidae are medium-sized or quite small flies with a body length of 3.0 to 12.0 mm. The body is slender, especially in males, usually with an elongated, cylindrical abdomen. Many scathophagids appear more robust, however, due to a dense pubescence. Body colour body ranges from yellow to black; some species are glossy, but never with a metallic gloss. Some species are bicolored. The eyes are wide-set on the frons in males and females. The bristles on the head, thorax, and legs are well developed. The oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scathophaga Stercoraria
''Scathophaga stercoraria'', commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. As its common name suggests, it is often found on the feces of large mammals, such as horses, cattle, sheep, deer, and wild boar, where it goes to breed. The distribution of ''S. stercoraria'' is likely influenced by human agriculture, especially in northern Europe and North America. The ''Scathophaga'' are integral in the animal kingdom due to their role in the natural decomposition of dung in fields. They are also very important in the scientific world due to their short life cycles and susceptibility to experimental manipulations; thus, they have contributed significant knowledge about animal behavior. Description ''Scathophaga stercoraria'' is sexually dimorphic, with an average lifespan of one to two months. The adult males are bright golden-yellow with orange-yellow fur on the front legs. Females ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americina
''Americina'' is a genus of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus '' Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The n .... There is at least one described species in ''Americina'', ''A. adusta''. References Further reading * Scathophagidae Articles created by Qbugbot Schizophora genera {{Muscoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaetosa
The genus ''Chaetosa'' are small to medium-sized predatory flies Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced m .... Species *'' C. churchilli'' Malloch, 1931 *'' C. punctipes'' ( Meigen, 1826) References Scathophagidae Schizophora genera Taxa named by Daniel William Coquillett {{Muscoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scathophaginae
Scathophaginae is a subfamily of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae. There are at least 30 genera and 130 described species in Scathophaginae. Genera These 33 genera belong to the subfamily Scathophaginae: * '' Acanthocnema'' Becker, 1894 * '' Acerocnema'' Becker, 1894 * '' Allomyella'' Malloch, 1923 * '' Brooksiella'' Vockeroth, 1987 * '' Bucephalina'' Malloch, 1919 * '' Ceratinostoma'' Meade, 1885 * ''Chaetosa'' Coquillett, 1898 * ''Cordilura'' Fallen, 1810 * '' Cordylurella'' Malloch, 1919 * '' Cosmetopus'' Becker, 1894 * '' Dromogaster'' Vockeroth, 1995 * '' Ernoneura'' Becker, 1894 * '' Gimnomera'' Rondani, 1866 * '' Gonarcticus'' Becker, 1894 * '' Gonatherus'' Rondani, 1856 * '' Huckettia'' Vockeroth, 1995 * '' Hydromyza'' Fallen, 1813 * '' Megaphthalma'' Becker, 1894 * '' Megaphthalmoides'' Ringdahl, 1936 * '' Microprosopa'' Becker, 1894 * '' Nanna'' Becker, 1894 * '' Neorthacheta'' Vockeroth, 1987 * '' Norellisoma'' Hendel, 1910 * '' Okeniella'' Hendel, 1907 * '' Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceratinostoma
''Ceratinostoma'' is a genus of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus '' Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The n .... There is at least one described species in ''Ceratinostoma'', ''C. ostiorum''. References Further reading * Scathophagidae Articles created by Qbugbot Schizophora genera {{Muscoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthocnema
''Acanthocnema'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus '' Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The n .... The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: *'' Acanthocnema albibarba'' *'' Acanthocnema capillata'' *'' Acanthocnema glaucescens'' *'' Acanthocnema himalaica'' *'' Acanthocnema longispina'' *'' Acanthocnema nigrimana'' *'' Acanthocnema ruficauda'' *'' Acanthocnema sternalis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q14617927 Scathophagidae Muscoidea genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allomyella
''Allomyella'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Scathophagidae The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus '' Scathophaga'' which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The n .... The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: * '' Allomyella albipennis'' (Zetterstedt, 1838) * '' Allomyella borealis'' Curran, 1927 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q14618059 Scathophagidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordilura Spec
''Cordilura'' is a genus of dung flies in the family Scathophagidae. There are more than 90 described species in ''Cordilura''. Species These 97 species belong to the genus ''Cordilura'': * '' Cordilura aberrans'' (Becker, 1894) * '' Cordilura adrogans'' Cresson, 1918 * '' Cordilura aea'' (Walker, 1849) * '' Cordilura aemula'' (Collin, 1958) * '' Cordilura alberta'' (Curran, 1927) * '' Cordilura albicoxa'' James, 1955 * '' Cordilura albipes'' Fallen, 1819 * '' Cordilura albofasciata'' (Gimmerthal, 1846) * '' Cordilura amurensis'' Ozerov, 2007 * '' Cordilura angustifrons'' Loew, 1863 * '' Cordilura aricioides'' (Zetterstedt, 1855) * '' Cordilura atrata'' Zetterstedt, 1846 * '' Cordilura atripennis'' James, 1955 * '' Cordilura banski'' (Malloch, 1923) * ''Cordilura bezzii'' (Sack, 1937) * '' Cordilura bicoloripes'' Ozerov, 1997 * '' Cordilura carbonaria'' (Walker, 1849) * ''Cordilura ciliata'' (Meigen, 1826) * ''Cordilura ciliatipes'' James, 1955 * ''Cordilura confusa'' Loew, 1863 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaurosoma
''Nanna'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory flies. Species *'' N. amurensis'' Ozerov, 2010 *'' N. armillata'' ( Zetterstedt, 1846) *'' N. armillata'' ( Zetterstedt, 1846) *'' N. articulata'' ( Becker, 1894) *'' N. atripes'' ( Malloch, 1931) *'' N. bispinosa'' ( Malloch, 1920) *'' N. brevifrons'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' N. brevifrons'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' N. brunneicosta'' (Johnson, 1927) *'' N. carbonarium'' ( Hendel, 1930) *'' N. fasciata'' ( Meigen, 1826) *'' N. flavipes'' ( Fallén, 1819) *'' N. indotatum'' Engelmark, 1999 *'' N. inermis'' ( Becker, 1894) *'' N. kamtschatkense'' ( Hendel, 1930) *'' N. katmaiensis'' ( Malloch, 1920) *'' N. leucochaetum'' (Meijere, 1907) *'' N. leucostoma'' ( Zetterstedt, 1846) *'' N. leucostoma'' ( Zetterstedt, 1846) *'' N. loewi'' ( Becker, 1894) *'' N. longicornis'' ( Roser, 1840) *'' N. mensurata'' ( Becker, 1894) *'' N. multisetosa'' (Hackman, 1956) *'' N. nigrifrontata'' ( Becker, 1894) *'' N. nigriventris'' ( Loew, 1864) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scatophagidae
Scatophagidae, the scats are a small family of ray-finned fishes in the order Perciformes. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region but one species has been introduced elsewhere. Taxonomy Scatophagidae was first formally described as a family in 1883 by the American ichthyologist Theodore Nicholas Gill. They are classified in the superfamily Siganiodea, along with the rabbitfishes of the family Siganidae, within the suborder Percoidei in the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World''. Other workers have classified them with the surgeonfishes in the order Acanthuriformes or as ''incertae sedis'' within the series Eupercaria. The name of the family comes from its type genus ''Scatophagus'' and this is a compound of ''skatos'' meaning "dung" and ''phaga'' which means to eat, a reference to this species purported taste for human faeces. Genera There are two genera classified within the Scatophagidae, each containing two extant species: * '' Scatophagus'' Cuvier, 1831 * '' Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scathophaga
The genus ''Scathophaga'' are small to medium sized predatory flies that for the most part, have larvae that feed on other insect larva within animal dung or decaying vegetable matter. Many are highly variable, sometimes producing small, infertile males that superficially resemble females. This species is an example of an organism which may selectively store the sperm of multiple males, as females have three to four spermathecae.(cf. http://euplotes.biology.uiowa.edu/web/sexpapers/2004/week12/Ward.pdf) Species These 99 species belong to the genus ''Scathophaga'': * '' Scathophaga alata'' (Becker, 1914) * '' Scathophaga albidohirta'' (Becker, 1907) * '' Scathophaga albipes'' (Fabricius, 1805) * '' Scathophaga aldrichi'' (Malloch, 1920) * '' Scathophaga amplipennis'' (Portschinsky, 1887) * '' Scathophaga analis'' (Meigen, 1826) * '' Scathophaga apicalis'' (Curtis, 1835) * '' Scathophaga arrogans'' (Haliday, 1832) * '' Scathophaga bicolor'' (Collart, 1942) * '' Scathophaga bipu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscoidea
Muscoidea is a superfamily of flies in the subsection Calyptratae. Muscoidea, with approximately 7000 described species, is nearly 5% of the known species level diversity of the Diptera, the true flies. Most muscoid flies are saprophagous, coprophagous or necrophagous as larvae, but some species are parasitic, predatory, or phytophagous. In September 2008, a study was done on the superfamily using both nucleic and mitochondrial DNA and the conclusion suggested that Muscoidea may actually be paraphyletic In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In .... References Diptera superfamilies {{Muscoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
